Public hearing on future of four N.O. Confederate monuments scheduled for Thursday afternoon

Ahead of next week’s New Orleans City Council vote on the future of four Confederate monuments in town, the public is invited to a hearing Thursday morning to weigh in on they think should happen to the statues.

Public hearing on future of four N.O. Confederate monuments scheduled for Thursday afternoon

Ahead of next week’s New Orleans City Council vote on the future of four Confederate monuments in town, the public is invited to a hearing Thursday morning to weigh in on they think should happen to the statues.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 7:10 AM CST Dec 10, 2015

Hide TranscriptShow Transcript

WEBVTT BACK TO YOU.CHARLES: THANKS FOR THAT, SUSAN.THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCILWILL DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL TOREMOVE THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENTSACROSS THE CITY.FARRAH: THIS COMES AFTER MAYORMITCH LANDRIEU CALLED FOR THEREMOVAL OF THE MONUMENT CHARLES:EARLIER THIS YEAR.WDSU REPORTER KESLEY DAVIS JOINSUS LIVE NOW FROM MID-CITY, WHEREONE OF THE STATUES IN QUESTIONSTANDS.FARRAH: WHEN WILL THE COUNCILVOTE ON THIS PROPOSAL?KELSEY: GOOD MORNING.THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE A SPECIALMEETING NEXT THURSDAY, WHERETHEY WILL VOTE ON THE FUTURE OFTHE STATUES.LATER TODAY, THE PUBLIC GETS ACHANCE TO WEIGH IN.OVER THESUMMER, IF YOU WILLREMEMBER, MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEUCALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THEFOUR MONUMENTS.AND WAS ASKING THAT THISBEDECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE.COUNCILMEMBER LATOYA CANTRELLSAYS THIS WAS NOT A COMMUNITYDRIVEN EFFORT AND IT IS CAUSINGDIVISION HERE IN THE TOWN.IF THE COUNCIL VOTES ON REMOVINGTHESE MONUMENTS, THEY COULD BEGONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.THE CITY IS NOT SAYING WHAT WILLHAPPEN TO THEM, BUT OPTIONSINCLUDE MOVING THEM TO AN INDOORFACILITY OR MUSEUM, DONATINGTHEM, OR DISPOSING THEM.I CONSIDER THEM TO BE DEBRIS,SO THEY CAN GO TO THE TRASH BINAS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.THEY HAVE ACONFEDERATE MUSEUMHERE IN THE CITY THEY WANT TO DOTHAT.NEW ORLEANS IS KNOWN ASAMERICA'S MOST ICONIC CITY.IT HAS EARNED THAT TITLE BYPRESERVING ITS RICH HISTORY, NOTBY REMOVING AND DESTROYING IT.KELSEY: AGAIN, AT 2:00 TODAY,THE PUBLIC WILL GET TO WEIGH INON THE FUTURE OF THE STATUE ANDTHREE OTHER STATUES THAT HAVECONFEDERATE HISTORY ACROSS THECITY.THE MEETING WEATHER COUNCIL WILLDECIDE ON THE FUTURE, WHETHER ORNOT THEY WILL MOVE THE STATUTES

Public hearing on future of four N.O. Confederate monuments scheduled for Thursday afternoon

Ahead of next week’s New Orleans City Council vote on the future of four Confederate monuments in town, the public is invited to a hearing Thursday morning to weigh in on they think should happen to the statues.